Dec 08, 2015 - Sale 2401

Sale 2401 - Lot 455

Unsold
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
REPTON, HUMPHRY. Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Stipple engraved portrait frontispiece, 27 plates and maps, one double-page, one folding, additional engraved and aquatinted plates in text, complete with all overslips. Folio, contemporary 1/2 calf over marbled boards, very expertly rebacked utilizing original backstrip; portrait dampstained in the corners and foxed along with title, otherwise quite clean and bright, short tears at folds on the "General View of Bayham" plate. Overall a handsome example. London: J. Taylor, 1803